Articles are
listed in alphabetical order by state within each category, so you can easily
scan through the articles for those within your state or other states in which
you have an interest. Internationalarticles
are near the end. The categories are:Abuse
and Neglect, Laws & Legislation, Statistics and Studies, Improved Supports,International,and sometimes,
Miscellaneous.

Check the
categories below for a guide to types of abuse. The categories are indicated by
type, and the number of the article.

Check the categories below for a guide to types of abuse. The categories
are indicated by type, and the number of the article.

Type:

Sexual Assault: 3, 6, 9, 21, 73, 79, 81 82

Physical Abuse: 2, 5, 8, 11, 21, 25, 65, 71, 81

Kept
caged: 4

Financial abuse: 12, 22

Emotional/Verbal Abuse:11

Neglect: 10, 63

Murder: 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 75

Accident causes death: 1

Human Trafficking: 21

Related to Special Education: 18, 19, 46, 65

Guardianship: 24, 34, 35, 75

ADA:
23, 28, 32, 47, 61

Healthcare funding: 20

WINNER of most egregious award:
2, 37, 43, 80

Good News: 26, 33, 50

Bad
News: 27, 29, 31, 48, 55, 68, 72

This
newsfeed does not contain the usual analysis as Dr. Baladerian has been out of
town on business.

1.“Model, 26, turns herself in
after she 'ran over and killed a disabled man, 57, in a motorized wheelchair
then drove away from the scene.” An aspiring model turned herself into Alabama
state authorities on Tuesday after she killed a handicapped-man in a motorized
wheelchair in a hit-and-run incident over the weekend. ---dailymail.co.uk,
October 11 (Alabama) https://is.gd/LSUNvD

2.“Special Needs Student Attacked
in Delaware High School Cafeteria.” A Delaware high school student with special
needs was assaulted by another student and then suspended for using
inappropriate language. ---nbcphiladelphia.com, October 6 (Delaware) https://is.gd/nwNxRy

3.“Sexual assault reported in Cobb
special needs classroom.” A Cobb County mother says Griffin Middle School isn’t
doing enough to protect her special needs daughter, who was allegedly sexually
assaulted during class. ---ajc.com, October 9 (Georgia) https://is.gd/HvV8mq

4.“Details in criminal confinement
case against Huntingburg dentist and wife emerge.” Investigative documents in
the case against a Huntingburg dentist and his wife detail the couple keeping a
teen girl in a cage in their home west of Huntingburg. ---duboiscountyfreepress.com,
October 6 (Indiana) https://is.gd/FryrBi

5.“Sheriff: Woman charged after
striking wheelchair-bound man.” A Jones County woman has been charged after the
sheriff said she assaulted a man bound to a wheelchair. ---wdam.com, October
12 (Mississippi) https://is.gd/PCpczb

6.“Boy with special needs lured,
sexually assaulted inside Lee’s Summit West H.S. bathroom: Police report.”
Police in Lee's Summit are investigating reports that a teen with special needs
was sexually assaulted several times by another Lee's Summit West High School
student. ---fox4kc.com, October 9 (Missouri) https://is.gd/uQqYft

7.“Upstate NY father killed
disabled daughter in wheelchair, self.” A Fairport man shot and killed his
27-year-old disabled daughter before turning the gun on himself at their home
Wednesday, according to reports. ---newyorkupstate.com, October 6 (New York)
https://is.gd/zKWoKf

9.“Mint Hill group home supervisor
accused of sexually assaulting minor.” A group home supervisor at New Place,
Inc. in Mint Hill is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile who was in his
care. ---fox46charlotte.com, October 6 (North Carolina) https://is.gd/I31dRq

10.“We now know what went wrong at
Valley group home where Audrey Penn went missing.” Audrey Penn wandered off from
the Salisbury Township group home where she lived sometime early Aug. 23. ---lehighvalleylive.com,
October 10 (Pennsylvania) https://is.gd/UFz4fy

11.“S.C. man beat, tortured
mentally disabled man, forced him to work at restaurant.” A Conway man has been
charged with federal crimes after he reportedly forced a person with an
intellectual disability to work as the buffet cook of J&J Cafeteria in Conway.
--- abcnews4.com, October 11 (South Carolina) https://is.gd/2jOyBJ

12.“Woman accused of stealing
$44,000.” The former manager of the Department of Disabilities & Special Needs
Home is already accused of stealing more than $44,000 from three mentally
handicapped women entrusted to her care, but the amount of money involved is
expected to increase as the investigation continues. ---uniondailytimes.com,
October 6 (South Carolina) https://is.gd/3cdhUI

13.“District Attorney on Neglect
Death of Poplar Avenue Woman.” We have more on an alleged case of neglect of a
disabled woman in Murfreesboro. District Attorney General Jennings Jones tells
NewsRadio WGNS 47-year old Gary Wayne Marple has been charged with abuse and/or
neglect resulting in the death of 40-year old Shannon Cooper. ---wgnsradio.com,
October 9 (Tennessee) https://is.gd/l0L47W

14.“Trial begins for woman accused
of killing deaf-mute friend.” The murder trial for a woman accused of killing
her deaf-mute friend began Tuesday. ---ksat.com, October 10 (Texas) https://is.gd/DmpP8U

15.“Man Guilty in Torture Death of
Girlfriend's Son Gets Prison.” A man convicted of torturing his girlfriend's son
by forcing him to take ice baths, wrapping his head in duct tape and rubbing
cayenne pepper into his eyes has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for his
murder. ---usnews.com, October 7 (Washington) https://is.gd/bYzEPM

16.“4-year-old boy with autism
bound with belts, set on fire by mother, police say.” A Wisconsin woman is
accused of killing her 4-year-old son with autism, who police officials say was
found burned and bound with seven belts in the bathtub of their apartment. ---ajc.com,
October 5 (Wisconsin) https://is.gd/gQa4E1

17.“Conway man charged with forcing
intellectually disabled man to work at local restaurant.” Bobby Paul Edwards,
52, of Conway, has been charged federally after he reportedly forced a person
with an intellectual disability to work as the buffet cook of J&J Cafeteria in
Conway, according to a news release from Acting Assistant Attorney General John
M. Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Beth
Drake of the District of South Carolina. --- wpde.com, October 12 (Washington
DC)https://is.gd/YMSL5r

LAWS & LEGISLATION

18.“Education advocates say Gov.
Ivey broke promise for public discussion.” Special education advocacy groups are
frustrated after Alabama education officials put off their request to discuss
concerns they have over outcomes for children in Alabama's schools with state
board of education members. ---al.com, October 8 (Alabama) https://is.gd/AWSm2j

19.“Schools cover tab for
lawmakers’ failure to fund special education.” Arizona lawmakers have not
adjusted the additional dollars allocated for students with special needs in at
least a decade, and public schools have been left to make up the difference. ---azcapitoltimes.com,
October 6 (Arizona) https://is.gd/wD54OS

20.“Patients, Health Insurers
Challenge Iowa’s Effort To Privatize Medicaid.” Iowa is one of 38 states that
radically changed the way it runs Medicaid over the past few years. The
state moved about 600,000 people on
the government-run health program into care that is managed by for-profit
insurance companies. --- wamu.org, October 8 (Iowa) https://is.gd/Y2Greh

21.“Detroit Couple Arrested After
They Allegedly Kept a Woman with Special Needs in Their Shed as a Sex Slave.” A
couple from Detroit has been charged with human trafficking after allegedly
keeping a woman with special needs in a shed and charging money for men to have
sex with her, according to multiple reports. ---people.com, October 7 (Michigan)
https://is.gd/HpL2lG

22.“Judge rules Missouri owes $26.3
million to blind residents.” A judge has ruled that the state of Missouri owes
$26.3 million to more than 3,000 blind people who were underpaid by the
Department of Social Services’ blind pension fund. --- fox2now.com, October 9
(Missouri) https://is.gd/DKqo4G

23.“Ex-student sues MSU alleging
Disabilities Act violations.” A former doctoral student is suing Montana State
University in federal court, alleging the university violated his civil rights
under the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to make adequate
accommodations for his disabilities and kicking him out of the computer science
program. ---bozemandailychronicle.com, October 8 (Montana) https://is.gd/AO9Rc8

24.“When the Elderly’s Guardians
Aren’t Angels.” It’s within the law, but beyond the pale. Over 1.5 million
adults in the U.S. have guardians, who are expected to act in their best
interest. Before family members assume that burden, professional guardians like
April Parks sometimes jump in — with no input from relatives. ---ozy.com,
October 8 (Nevada) https://is.gd/XU9szk

25.“School denies responsibility in
wheelchair rollover.” Seacoast Learning Collaborative denies that it’s
responsible for a wheelchair overturning during a school bus ride in March that
injured a disabled boy. ---unionleader.com, October 5 (New Hampshire) https://is.gd/4BkyWL

26.“Christie signs law requiring
inspections at group homes for developmentally disabled.” Group homes serving
people with developmental disabilities will face more scrutiny under legislation
signed by Gov. Chris Christie on Friday. ---burlingtoncountytimes.com, October 6
(New Jersey) https://is.gd/8B2uN8

27.“Disabled Parents Sue New York
City Over Child Removals.” Shantell lifted her 11-month-old daughter onto her
right hip and looked into her eyes until she smiled. Then, she locked her long
arms as if to make a swing and swayed the toddler back and forth. ---nytimes.com,
October 9 (New York) https://is.gd/6cbY4L

28.“College Websites Must
Accommodate Disabled Students, Lawsuits Say.” The lawsuits came one after the
other, against Fordham University, Manhattan College, Long Island University and
other area colleges and universities. ---nytimes.com, October 11 (New York)
https://is.gd/SCEDTq

29.“Down Syndrome Abortion Ban Back
Before Ohio Lawmakers.” The Ohio House could vote as soon as Wednesday on a bill
that would criminalize abortions that are performed after the fetus has been
diagnosed with Down Syndrome. --- radio.wosu.org, October 10 (Ohio) https://is.gd/P25sMR

30.“Unexpected Issue in Beheading
Trial Sends Jury Home.” An unexpected issue has come up in the Vaughan Foods
beheading trial. On Thursday, the judge told the jurors there was a “snag” in
the case and sent them home. Jurors returned on Friday, but were sent home
again. ---news9.com, October 6 (Oklahoma) https://is.gd/IJiPun

31.“Jurors Find Alton Nolen 'Not
Intellectually Disabled', Eligible For Death Penalty.” The jury has found Alton
Nolen "not intellectually disabled" and now could be eligible to be sentenced to
death. ---news9.com, October 10 (Oklahoma) https://is.gd/OkFNhN

33.“Debate Rages Over Facilities
for Intellectually Disabled.” When Patrick Cooney was 7, his parents sent him to
the Cresson State Center for people with intellectual disabilities on the advice
of experts. ---usnews.com October 7 (Pennsylvania) https://is.gd/o4Cf1y

34.“Congress Steps Up to Control
Court-Ordered Guardianships.” Finally, Washington is taking steps to protect
older Americans who have fallen into an exploitation trap set for them by state
courts. Federal officials should soon be empowered to go into states to
investigate — and prosecute — unscrupulous court-appointed guardians and
conservators who prey on their elderly wards. ---creators.com, October 7
(Washington DC) https://is.gd/JIS5ZV

STUDIES & STATISTICS

35.“New Yorker Article Highlights
Abuses in the Guardianship System.” Serious problems with the public
guardianship system in the United States can lead to elder abuse, according to
an in-depth article in The New Yorker titled “How
the Elderly Lose their Rights.”
Court-appointed guardians can take control of an elderly person’s finances and
life and become wealthy while doing so. One expert interviewed describes the
guardianship system as “a morass, a total mess.” ---elderlawanswers.com, October
12 https://is.gd/BNyEj5

36.“AUTISM RISK SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED IN WOMEN WHO TAKE PRENATAL VITAMINS, NEW RESEARCH DISCOVERS.” Autism is
the fastest-growing developmental disorder in the United States, with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting
that about one in 68 children is born on the autism spectrum. ---newsweek.com,
October 6 https://is.gd/FryrBi

37.” ‘We’re Not Burdens at All’: A
Q&A on Media Coverage and the Murders of Disabled People.” Research shows
journalists routinely fail to interview disabled people; the humanity of victims
is erased from the discourse about such cases; and news outlets often imply that
murders of disabled people by caregivers are “justified” or “mercy killings."
---rewire.news April 6 (Illinois) https://is.gd/kKuYvU

39.“Could a healthy gut be the key
to a healthy mind?” Could a healthy gut be the key to a healthy mind? That’s the
question researchers at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI)
are keen to answer. ---illawarramercury.com.au, October 8 (Australia)https://is.gd/6qsyrk

40.“Pregnant mothers' asthma and
allergies linked to more severe autism in their children.” The research,
published in the Molecular Psychiatry journal, involved testing 220 autistic
children and examining the medical history of their mothers. ---abc.net.au,
October 10 (Australia) https://is.gd/0RWWiO

41.“Cannabis consumption increases
violent behavior in young people in psychiatric care.” A new study by
researchers at the Institut en santé mentale de Montréal demonstrates that
sustained used of cannabis is associated with an increase in violent behaviour
in young people after discharge from a psychiatric hospital. ---sciencedaily.com,
October 6 (Canada) https://is.gd/U93i7F

43.“New Zealand to deport
intellectually disabled man to Fiji without his family.” Sagar Narayan, 20, is
to be separated from his parents and siblings because he is considered a burden
on the health system ---theguardian.com, October 11 (New Zealand) https://is.gd/bxXTAQ

44.“Is schizophrenia risk 'around
80% genetic'?” "Genetics account for almost 80 per cent of a person's risk of
developing schizophrenia, according to new research," the Mail Online reports.
That is the main finding of a study looking at how often schizophrenia affected
both twins of a pair, looking at identical and non-identical twins. ---nhs.uk,
October 9 (UK) https://is.gd/u4xWPH

46.“Special education in "deep
trouble" and still needs reform, says California ed board president.” Special
education in California is in “deep trouble,” exacerbated by outmoded concepts
and an extreme shortage of fully-prepared teachers, according to Michael Kirst,
president of the California State Board of Education. ---edsource.org, October
11 (California) https://is.gd/QLU4ti

47.“Durango to reduce height of
400-plus parking meters.” The city of Durango will cut the height of more than
400 parking meters in coming months to bring them into compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. According to Wade Moore, parking operations
managers for the city of Durango, for years parking meters have been installed
at different heights without consideration for the ADA law. ---durangoherald.com,
October 11 (Colorado) https://is.gd/rvoCfD

48.“Software startup to bring
therapy to autistic children.” ABAL therapeutics is a software startup by three
UI students automating autism therapy for children. --- daily-iowan.com, October
11 (Iowa) https://is.gd/gZFd7c

49.“Dialogue brings to light
obstacles people with disabilities face.” The Disability Action and Awareness
Committee (DAAC) and the Community Action Board (CAB) teamed up to put on
Drake’s first Social Justice Dialogue of the year. It was held at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Drake Room in Olmsted. ---timesdelphic.com, October 6
(Iowa) https://is.gd/goFVVQ

50.“MI mom-son team teach
compassion to local special needs students.” News 10's morning anchor Lora
Painter talks with a Pewamo-Westphalia mom who's son is changing his classmates
attitudes towards children with special needs. With help from the Michigan
Alliance for Families, they're helping teach Mid-Michigan students about
compassion and empathy. ---wilx.com, October 6 (Michigan) https://is.gd/Y4hOYr

51.“Mother discovers child suffers
disability from prenatal alcohol exposure and wants to warn others.” There is an
agony that descends upon a family when a child is diagnosed with a neurological
and behavioral disability. Imagine adding to that by realizing this child’s
disability is 100% incurable, and 100% preventable. ---michiganradio.org,
October 5 (Michigan) https://is.gd/BU5aew

52.“New partnership expands program
to help those with disabilities.” new partnership in Lapeer promises to create
more job opportunities for people with disabilities in Mid-Michigan. Christa
Quade is one person who benefits from this partnership. --- nbc25news.com,
October 6 (Michigan) https://is.gd/4ERHCd

53.“When natural disaster strikes,
keeping psychiatric meds available is essential.” When a natural disaster
strikes, the public quickly becomes aware that people with serious
physical ailments like diabetes or
kidney disease need access to the medications or treatments that keep them
alive. But little gets reported about another urgent medical concern: People
with serious mental illnesses need access to their psychiatric medications. ---minnpost.com,
October 9 (Minnesota) https://is.gd/vre4tP

54.“Study Shows Black Students,
Kids With Disabilities in Missouri Punished More Than Peers.” It’s not news that
Missouri’s school-to-prison pipeline is booming. In 2015, the state was ranked number
one in suspensions
for Black elementary kids. ---colorlines.com, October 12 (Missouri) https://is.gd/LqMpSe

55.“Special needs cheerleading
squad makes debut at Perryville football game.” A special needs cheerleading
squad made their debut on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Perryville Homecoming Football
game with a special cheer. ---kfvs12.com, October 7 (Missouri) https://is.gd/6qsyrk

56.“Fontbonne University receives
grant to boost number of deaf educators and speech pathologists.” Fontbonne
University has been awarded a $1.25 million federal grant earmarked for special
education teacher training.
It’s aimed at addressing a shortage of
special education teachers in Missouri, Illinois and 44 other states. ---stlpublicradio.org,
October 9 (Missouri) https://is.gd/Gubpul

57.“Hospital offers internships for
students with developmental disabilities.” Internships can be a great way for
students to gain work experience before they start applying for jobs, but
they’re hard to find for many with developmental disabilities. ---kob.com,
October 9 (New Mexico) https://is.gd/4Vyjpu

58.“How costumers are using cosplay
to overcome mental and physical disabilities.” At New York Comic Con, cosplayers
used their creativity to change perceptions ---theverge.com. October 11 (New
York) https://is.gd/kbursq

59.“For the Disabled, New York’s
Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course.” Dustin Jones must navigate an obstacle course
every time he goes out. Mr. Jones, who uses a wheelchair, gets stuck at sidewalk
corners where the curb ramp is too broken to roll over or missing altogether.
---nytimes.com, October 8 (New York) https://is.gd/winW4e

60.“Making Encounters With Police
Officers Safer for People With Disabilities.” An Op-Ed
essay last month about the fraught encounter between an Arizona
teenager with autism, Connor Leibel, and a police officer inspired thoughtful
comments, so we invited the author, Steve Silberman, to address a few in this
follow-up. ---nytimes.com, October 6 (New York) https://is.gd/YbokX9

61.“ADA-compliant residences can
change lives for Oklahomans with disabilities.” When Linda Shannon ran away with
her true love 40 years ago, she dreamed of having a home and doing the kinds of
things normal people do, like cooking dinner and washing dishes. Shannon has
cerebral palsy due to an injury resulting from physical abuse in early
childhood. Both she and husband, Don, lived in an institutional setting due to
disabilities. ---normantranscript.com, October 7 (Oklahoma) https://is.gd/XnRA4H

62.“Lancaster woman offers
wheelchair rides to break down barriers, teach empathy and understanding.”
Disability advocate Susan Schaffer introduced a new ride at the Lancaster
Science Factory this summer: a manual wheelchair that takes muscle and precision
to spin through the museum’s active exhibits. --- lancasteronline.com, October 7
(Pennsylvania) https://is.gd/8vfQDB

63.“6-Year-Old Special Needs
Student Allowed To Get Off At Wrong Bus Stop.” For two hours on Thursday
afternoon, a Joseph H. Brown Elementary school student was missing. That
student, Marcus Simmons, is 6 years old with special needs. He has VATER
syndrome and is severely developmentally delayed to the point where he can
barely talk. --- philadelphia.cbslocal.com, October 6 (Pennsylvania) https://is.gd/66vvtZ

64.“Berkeley schools, government
partner to give special-needs students training at county offices.” When Mikel
Shaw finishes his four years at Berkeley High School in the spring, he won’t be
going to college or trade school. But thanks to a new partnership between the
school district and the county, the 18-year-old could be part of a year-long
internship program for students with special needs. ---postandcourier.com,
October 12 (South Carolina) https://is.gd/9EnARB

65.“In 27 Northeast Tenn. schools,
children with disabilities paddled at higher rate.” At least 27 Northeast
Tennessee schools across six districts paddled students with disabilities more
often than the rest of the student population, according to WJHL’s analysis of
two years worth of local and federal corporal punishment data. --- wkrn.com,
July 11 (Tennessee) https://is.gd/OLv06P

66.“New special-education PE
program teaches Midway students about inclusion.” Patrick Park squeezed his
hands tight around his bat, kept his eyes on the T-ball tee in front of him and
took a giant swing. ---wacotrib.com, October 9 (Texas) https://is.gd/DANZdV

67.“Our most vulnerable deserve the
utmost financial protection.” With over 3 million senior citizens currently
residing in Texas and the large baby boomer population aging into retirement,
many of us have taken on the responsibility of caring for our elderly parents or
relatives. This not only includes making certain they have proper housing,
healthcare, and food, but also protecting their financial security. ---
starlocalmedia.com, October 9 (Texas) https://is.gd/s6tugt

69.“Former rock stars develop app
that is helping teach autistic students music, and much more.” Five boys sit
around a small circle in an English classroom. They sway back and forth as their
fingers touch the iPad screens in front of them. Their faces light up as they
touch the screen, seeing – and hearing – their previous week’s creation. ---richmond.com,
October 6 (Virginia) https://is.gd/OTo0Ks

INTERNATIONAL

70.“Parents of excluded disabled
pupil say he should not have done sexual health course at school.” The parents
of an intellectually disabled student are furious at his 10-week exclusion from
school, saying staff should not have pushed them to agree to a sexual health
course that they claim exacerbated his inappropriate behaviour. ---adelaidenow.com.au,
October 7 (Australia) https://is.gd/Rfn1Rs

71.“Mum 'gobsmacked' at school's
response to autistic son being tied to restraining chair.” A mother whose
autistic son was strapped to a restraining chair in class was asked if she would
prefer a "more aesthetically pleasing chair" when she confronted the school
about the seven-year-old's treatment. ---abc.net.au, October 9 (Australia)
https://is.gd/fhMq5G

72.“‘They called me an idiot and
said I should abort’: The anguish of a prenatal diagnosis.” It occurred so
frequently, that Sarah Maroun almost got used to medical professionals asking if
she’d abort her child. But it was the people she didn’t know demanding she
terminate her unborn child that really stung. People talking about her online.
---news.com.au, October 9 (Australia) https://is.gd/ZOEmn6

73.“Calgary brothers with FAS who
raped teen need structure, supervised environment: lawyers.” Lawyers for two
brothers with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder who repeatedly raped a teenage
girl say their clients should spend years in prison. ---thespec.com, October 5
(Canada) https://is.gd/qT9ufJ

74.“Judge rules against young
woman’s bid to speed up assisted dying trial.” Julia Lamb of Chilliwack suffers
from spinal muscular atrophy and has been confined to a wheelchair since age
six. ---surreynowleader.com, October 12 (Canada) https://is.gd/cSEbuf

75.“Guardians charged with
neglecting four-year-old girl who later died.” Alberta Mounties have laid
charges against relatives of a four-year-old girl, alleging they neglected her
after taking over from the government as her legal guardians. ---timescolonist.com,
October 6 (Canada) https://is.gd/QEsfSC

76.“Frustrated parents of B.C.
children with special needs get organized.” Parent Chantelle Morvay-Adams knew
as soon as she put her son into kindergarten that he needed extra help in the
classroom. "We knew he had differences," she said. ---cbc.ca, October 7 (Canada)
https://is.gd/ytPj6e

77.“‘They talk to the dog, not me.’
How people react to disability.” Sometimes well-meaning people stop Jackie
McBrearty on the street and tell her they’ll pray that God will restore her
sight. ---irishtimes.com, October 10 (Ireland) https://is.gd/l072nU

78.“Elderly wheelchair user dies
after attack by swarm of hornets.” An 87-year-old woman died in September after
she was stung more than 150 times by a swarm of giant hornets in Ozu, Ehime
Prefecture, as she traveled home from a nursing facility, the local fire service
headquarters said Thursday. ---japantimes.co.jp, October 6 (Japan) https://is.gd/me94NV

79.“One arrested on attempted rape
charge.” An e-rickshaw driver has been arrested for an attempted rape on a
mentally retarded woman here. ---myrepublica.com, October 6 (Nepal) https://is.gd/FryrBi

80.“First Symposium on Mental
Health and Disabilities.” Do not look at our disabilities but focus on our
abilities, said Rhema Misser a person living with physical disability for
54-years during the opening of the first "Langi Ma’a: Tonga National Mental
Health and Disabilities Symposium" on October 9-13. --- matangitonga.to, October
10 (Tonga) https://is.gd/wrR1cp

81.“Cops hunt beast who groped a
disabled woman in a wheelchair and punched her in the face in broad daylight.”
The sickening attack took place in broad daylight as the 28-year-old victim was
making her way along a road in Plympton, Devon. ---thesun.co.uk October 9 (UK)
https://is.gd/SeqvHp

MISCELLANEOUS

“Elderly man funded child rape overseas.” A Washington man who paid impoverished
Filipinos to sexually abuse children on video has been sentenced to nine years
in federal prison ---seattlepi.com, October 5 (Washington) https://is.gd/gon23b